"I remember a scene where Madhuri had to twist a man's arm and kick him hard. I rehearsed with her for a few hours before the shot, but was a little apprehensive.

"Later, I was shocked at how comfortably she pulled it off. She makes all my otherwise-tiring action look effortless on screen."

Sharma explained that he wanted to ensure that the sequences were aesthetic as well as realistic. "It couldn't be as gritty as Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon, neither could it be as suave as The Matrix."